Day, Hannibal b. February 15, 1804 d. March 26, 1891Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. After graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1823 (with future Union Generals Lorenzo Thomas and George S. Greene), he was posted to the 2nd United States Infantry, a unit that he would be associated with nearly his entire career. His military service in the long years before the Civil War exhibited the typical stations of a career soldier, serving garrison posted on the Great Lakes, on the East Coast and in the Western Frontier. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAPlot: Section 1, Lot 219

Joslin, George Clesson b. August 19, 1839 d. November 21, 1916Civil War Union Army Officer. He was commissioned as a Captain in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in August 1861, and by July 1863 had rose to Lieutenant Colonel (sustaining a wound at the Battle of Antietam along the way). On the 2nd day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 2, 1862) he assumed command of the regiment when Colonel George H. Ward was mortally wounded near the Codori House on Emmittsburg Road. He was commissioned the unit's Colonel after the battle, but was never mustered...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAPlot: Section 11, Lot 254

Kendall, Jonas b. October 27, 1757 d. October 22, 1844US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1819 to 1821. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives in 1800, and Member of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1808. (Bio by: K)Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

LaPalme, Paul Edmore 'Lefty' b. December 14, 1923 d. February 7, 2010Major League Baseball Player. For seven seasons (1951 to 1957), he was a left-handed pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. Born Paul Edmore LaPalme, he served in the United States Army overseas in Europe during World War II, before making his Major League debut with the Pirates on May 28, 1951. The knuckleballer enjoyed his most successful season as a reliever in 1955 while with the Cardinals, when he recorded four victories, with a 2...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)Saint Leo Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Strong, Solomon b. March 2, 1780 d. September 16, 1850US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 11th and 12th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1815 to 1819. Also aerved as a Member of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1812, and State Court Judge in 1818.Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAPlot: Section 1, Lot 5